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Life Stinks (1991)

PG-13 | | Comedy | 26 July 1991 (USA)
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A filthy rich businessman bets a corporate rival that he can live on the streets of L.A. without the comforts of home or money, which proves to be tougher than he thought.

Director:

Mel Brooks

Writers:

Mel Brooks (story), Ron Clark (story) | 5 more credits »

Stars:

Mel Brooks, Lesley Ann Warren, Jeffrey Tambor | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Mel Brooks ... Goddard Bolt
Lesley Ann Warren ... Molly
Jeffrey Tambor ... Vance Crasswell
Stuart Pankin ... Pritchard
Howard Morris ... Sailor
Rudy De Luca ... J. Paul Getty
Teddy Wilson ... Fumes
Michael Ensign ... Knowles
Matthew Faison Matthew Faison ... Stevens
Billy Barty ... Willy
Brian Thompson ... Mean Victor
Raymond O'Connor ... Yo
Carmine Caridi Carmine Caridi ... Flophouse Owner
Sammy Shore Sammy Shore ... Reverend at Wedding
Frank Roman Frank Roman ... Spanish Interpreter
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Storyline

A rich businessman makes a bet he can survive on the streets of a rough Los Angeles neighborhood for 30 days completely penniless. During his stay he discovers another side of life and falls in love with with a homeless woman. Written by John Sacksteder <jsackste@bellsouth.net>

Plot Summary | Plot Synopsis

Plot Keywords:

homelessness | businessman | bet | greed | satire | See All (18) »

Taglines:

From Fortune 500 ... to fortune's fool.

Genres:

Comedy

Certificate:

PG-13 | See all certifications »

Parents Guide:

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Details

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Release Date:

26 July 1991 (USA) See more »

Also Known As:

Life Sucks See more »

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

$13,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$1,920,215, 28 July 1991, Wide Release

Gross USA:

$4,102,526
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Brooksfilms,MGM-Pathé Communications Co. See more »
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Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

Of the twelve feature films that Mel Brooks directed, this movie is often considered his worst film. See more »

Quotes

Vance Crasswell: [Crasswell enters the doorway of Goddard Bolt's lawyers: Pritchard, Knowles, and Stevens] Excuse me, I'm sorry, am I interrupting? I'm interrupting, aren't I? Yeah, I should go. I should go, because this is wrong. It's stupid, it's wrong, it's morally and ethically wrong for me to even be here, isn't it? Because we all know that your client only has two days to go to win the bet. It looks like he's going to win it; therefore I have no business even being here, do I?
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Referenced in Larry King Live: Episode dated 27 July 1993 (1993) See more »

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Words and Music by Cole Porter
© 1936 Chappell & Co. (Renewed)
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Funny Social Commentary
24 February 2002 | by medrjel – See all my reviews

I guess as we all get older, we feel the need to be more enlightened socially, and that's what this movie's all about. Take a rich man, throw him on the streets for 30 days, and a little backstabbing and you get a movie.

This movie, while not on par with most of Mel's previous ambitions, is a nice movie. Leslie Ann Warren is pleasing as the bag lady. I enjoyed it, but it's not like Mel Brook's other movies. That's where most criticism comes in. If anyone else made this movie, I think it would of recieved a lot more praise.

That's not to say Mel made no mistakes. Some of the scenes are downright dumb and make no real sense other than trying to make a joke. Then again, I think you can say that about almost every other movie too.

I think most people could enjoy this movie on some level if they forget it's a Mel Brooks project, which is hard since he stars in it.
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